Dr. Berivan Ece Usta , PhD Psychology Department, 2014
Thesis Title: Autobiographical memory processes rely on scripts: How do scripts develop and affect autobiographical retrieval Undergraduate Degree: BA in Psychology, Boğaziçi University
Masters Degree: MA in Cognitive Psychology, Boğaziçi University
Placement after Graduation: Assistant Professor, MEF University, Department of Psychology
Current Position: Adjunct Professor, Koç University, Department of Psychology
PHD Placements
Dr. Berna Akçınar, PhD in Psychology, 2015
Thesis Title: The Micro and Macro Interactional Factors Associated With Socio-Behavioral Development in Early Childhood Years Undergraduate Degree: BA in Psychology, Boğaziçi University
Masters Degree: MA in Developmental Psychology, Koç University
Placement after Graduation: Post. Doc. University of Pittsburg
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Işık University
Dr. Hatice Melis Müren Yavuz, PhD in Psychology, 2015
Thesis Title: Parent and Child Characteristics in Developmental Psychopathology
Undergraduate Degree: BA in Psychology, Koç University
Undergraduate Degree: BA in Psychology, Koç University
Masters Degree: MA in Developmental Psychology, Koç University
Placement after Graduation: Assistant Professor, MEF University, Department of Psychology
Dr. Arzu Karakulak Aydınlı, PhD in Psychology, 2015
Thesis Title: It’s More Than You Can Tell: The Implicit Side of Helping
Undergraduate Degree: BA in Psychology, Tübingen University
Undergraduate Degree: BA in Psychology, Tübingen University
Masters Degree: MA in Psychology, Tübingen University
PhD Degree: Joint PhD with Koç University and University of Tilburg
Placement after Graduation: Assistant Professor, Bahçeşehir University, Department of Psychology
Dr. Celia Naivar Şen, PhD in Psychology, 2015
Thesis Title: Beyond Demographics: Personality, Norms and Mechanisms of Women’s Cancer Screening Undergraduate Degree: BA in Psychology, University of Texas
Masters Degree: MA in Public Health, University of Texas
Placement after Graduation: Assistant Professor, Işık University, Department of Psychology
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Özyeğin University, Department of Psychology
Dr. Sezin Öner , PhD in Psychology, 2016
Thesis Title: Why Do We Remember Our Past? Autobiographical Memory Functions in Different Contexts Undergraduate Degree: BA in Psychology, Boğaziçi University
Masters Degree: MA in Clinical Psychology, Doğuş University
Placement after Graduation: Post Doc. Koç University
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Kadir Has University
Dr. Hakan Karşılar , PhD in Psychology, 2017
Thesis Title: Contextual Modulation of Subjective Time: Effects of Motion Coherence, Biological Motion Speed, and Numerals on Time Perception
Undergraduate Degree: BA in Psychology, ODTÜ University
Undergraduate Degree: BA in Psychology, ODTÜ University
Masters Degree: MA in Psychology, New York University
Placement after Graduation: Assistant Professor, Özyeğin University, Department of Psychology
Dr. Eda Mızrak , PhD in Psychology, 2017
Thesis Title: Cognitive Control of the Contents of Working Memory Undergraduate Degree: BA in Psychology, Bilgi University
Placement after Graduation: Post Doc. UC Davis Center for Neuroscience
Current Position: Post Doc. University of Zurich Physiologisches Institut Switzerland
Dr. Ceyla Erhan , PhD in Psychology, 2017
Thesis Title: Decision Making In Subclinical And Clinical Populations:How Drift Diffusion Model Variables Relate To Obsessive Compulsive And Related Features Undergraduate Degree: BA in Psychology, Washington University in St. Louis
Master Degree: MA in Social Work, Brown School at Washington University
Placement after Graduation: Psychological Therapist
Dr. Ayşe Burçin Erarslan Başkurt , PhD in Psychology, 2017
Thesis Title: Career Change Intention among Millennial Professionals Undergraduate Degree: BA in Sociology, Boğaziçi University
Master Degree: MA in Comparative Studies in History and Society, Koç University
Placement after Graduation: Part-time Instructor, Bilgi University
Dr. Berna Arslan Uzundağ , PhD in Psychology, 2018
Thesis Title: Referring to Entities and Conveying Source of Information: Development of Children's Communicative Skills Undergraduate Degree: BA in Computer Engineering, Boğaziçi University
Master Degree: MA in Cognitive Science, Boğaziçi University
Placement after Graduation: Post Doc. Koç University
Current Position : Assistant Professor, Kadir Has University, Department of Psychology
Dr. Ceymi Doenyas , PhD in Psychology, 2018
Thesis Title: Understanding Autism: Biological Basis, Cognition, and Behavior
Undergraduate Degree: BA in Psychology, Princeton University
Undergraduate Degree: BA in Psychology, Princeton University
Placement after Graduation: Post Doc. Koç University
Dr. Hilal Şen Harma , PhD in Psychology, 2018
Thesis Title: Conversational interactions of peer dyads in rule observance situations Undergraduate Degree: BA in Psychology, ODTÜ
Master Degree: MA in Developmental Psychology, Koç University
Placement after Graduation: Adjunct Professor, Boğaziçi University, Department of Psychology
Current Position: Assistant Professor, MEF University, Department of Psychology
Dr. Müge Ekerim , PhD in Psychology, 2019
Thesis Title: Theory-of-mind in Social Context: The Role of Culture, Social Setting and Target Characteristics
Undergraduate Degree: BA in Psychology, Boğaziçi University
Undergraduate Degree: BA in Psychology, Boğaziçi University
Placement after Graduation: Assistant Professor, Istanbul 29 Mayıs University, Department of Psychology
Dr. Salome Shelia , PhD in Psychology, 2019
Thesis Title: Do I feel like becoming a leader? The role of emotions in self-nomination for leadership. Undergraduate Degree: BA in Work and Organizational Psychology, Tbilisi University
Master Degree: MA in Business Administration, Case Western University
Placement after Graduation: Owner, Integrated Consulting Group
Buket Kara, PhD in Psychology, 2019
Dissertation Title: Izmir University of Economics, Experimental Psychology, MSc
Bilkent University, Psychology, BA
Current Position: Senior Research Fellow, University of Brighton
Bilkent University, Psychology, BA
Current Position: Senior Research Fellow, University of Brighton
Burcu Arslan, PhD in Psychology, 2023
Dissertation Title: Boğaziçi University, Psychology, BA
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Cansu Oranç, PhD in Psychology, 2019
Dissertation Title: Radboud University, the Netherlands, Behavioral Science, MSc
Placement after graduation: Postdoctoral Researcher, Max Planck Institute for Human Development
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Placement after graduation: Postdoctoral Researcher, Max Planck Institute for Human Development
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Demet Özer, PhD in Psychology, 2020
Dissertation Title: Koç University, Psychology, MA
Koç University, Psychology & Business Administration, BA
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Koç University, Psychology & Business Administration, BA
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Dilek Uslu, PhD in Psychology, 2020
Dissertation Title: Özyeğin University, Psychology, BA
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Elif Gizem Demirağ Burak, PhD in Psychology, 2022
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Gamze Turunç, PhD in Psychology, 2022
Dissertation Title: Middle East Technical University, Psychology (Developmental), MS
Middle East Technical University, Psychology, BS
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Middle East Technical University, Psychology, BS
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Müge Ekerim Akbulut, PhD in Psychology, 2019
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Esra Çetinkaya, PhD in Psychology, 2020
Dissertation Title: Tilburg University, Social Psychology MA
İzmir University of Economics, Psychology BA
Placement after graduation: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Stanford University
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İzmir University of Economics, Psychology BA
Placement after graduation: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Stanford University
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